# ‘The Boys’ Has a New Review-Bombing Problem

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-boys-has-a-new-review-bombing-problem/
- Published: 2026-07-16T18:01:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-25T22:14:49+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/the-boys-trigger-warning-review-bombing-metacritic-score-bad/
- Topics: Film

## Key points

- The Boys: Trigger Warning VR game is being review-bombed on Metacritic
- Repeated 0/10 reviews cite offence to Muslim viewers, suggesting a coordinated campaign
- User score (1.7) has collapsed despite a more mixed 6.7 critic score

## Summary

The Boys: Trigger Warning, a VR spin-off game set in the world of Prime Video's superhero satire The Boys, is being targeted by a wave of review bombing following its PlayStation VR2 release. The coordinated negative reviews are dragging down the game's audience score even though critics have rated it more favourably, raising questions about the motives and origin of the campaign as the wider franchise navigates a busy transitional period.

Developed by Arvore, the game features franchise characters such as Homelander, Billy Butcher and Mother's Milk, and originally launched on Meta Quest 3 in March without controversy. It was only after last month's PlayStation VR2 launch that it was hit by a flood of 0/10 reviews, many repeating the identical claim that the game is "disrespectful to the Prophet Muhammad and offensive to millions of Muslim viewers," suggesting a single source or organised effort behind the reviews. As a result, its Metacritic critic score sits at a mixed 6.7, while its user score has collapsed to 1.7, placing it in the "overwhelming dislike" category. The controversy comes as The Boys franchise moves into a new phase, with the main series having ended after five seasons, spin-off Gen V cancelled, and a new prequel series, Vought Rising, confirmed for 2027.

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